Window



March 15,1927. v 1,620,646

c. T. E. GOULD WIINDOW Filed Oct. 1911925 .I g as :15. v Y INVENTUR.

Patented Mar. 15, 1927.

unmet Application filed; October. 19, 1-52 5; Serial No. 633341.

A common type of window is that in which two sashes are vertically slidable by one another in a frama'wherebyby raising one sash the Window may be opened at the bottom and by lowering the other sash the window may be opened-at the top. The upper sash is usually the outer one and as it is usually some height above the floor, it is d-iffi'cult to open, the usual procedure being to first shove downwardly on the lower barof; the sash, and then grip the, upperredge of the sash and' pull down thereon, This. usually means that owing to the height of the window it is necessary to standon a chair or the like,v and further the upper edge of the sash is usually more or less dirty.

My object therefore is to devise an arrangement whereby the upper sash may readily be opened or closed without the necessity of havingto climb on anything and in which the gripping of" the dirty upper edge of the sash will be avoided. 4

I attain my object by means of the constructions hereinafter described and i1? lustratedin the accompanying. drawings in whichi v Fig. l is" a front view of a window'sholwing one form of my invention applied there Fig. 2 is a vertical section throughthe up-v per sash;

Figs. 3, 4, 5' and 6 details of part of a sash showing modifications of my invention;

Fig. 7 a: detail sectional view of the construction shown in Fig, 5;

Fig. 8 a front view of a window showing another form of'my invention;

Fig. 9 a side view of a pair of sash, the upper sash being in lowered position showin the form illustratedin Fig. 8; 6

Fig. 10 a plan view of" part of the'upper sash shown in Figs. 8-and 9"; and

Figs. 11, 12 and 13 are details of part of a sash showing further modifications.

In the drawings like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures.

l is a window frame, 2 the lower sash and 3 the upper sash. The sashes are as usual vertically slidable in the frame, the upper sash being the outermost. In the form of my invention shown in Fig. 1, I form in each of the side bars one or more recesses 4. In some cases, if the window is not too high, a sin le opening at each side may be sufficient. t will usually be necessary, howhe sa h.-

These recesses may be formed in any con- 6 yenient manner and of any shape, a simple form being shown in Fig; 1, in which the recesses are formed by simply boring h'ol'es m the sash means of an anger; If it is desirable to have a longer recess, this may be clone by boringitwohels as shown injFig; 3,61 6 eutsbe'ing lapped-- so that the holes run into one alll other.

Preferably, however, arrange the recesses is pai s, shpW' i2 i i-z 4:, r h ns wn them a shoulder 5,. With this arrangement the, thumb may be insertedinone recess and one or, more fingers in" he Other. recess. If desired the interiors of the woes/S6 may be given oneor'liiore 'c'o'ats'of metallic paint for strehgthefn'ingpurposes.

This same result may be obtained as, shbfwn in 1g. 5 by formin one large open: in 'ana placingitherein a boxflformed of cast orstamp' dmeta'l and divided int'otwo compartments by" means of a partition 6, this partition forminga shoulder adapted to} be. en agea n one si'deib'y the thumband' on the other side by one or more fingers. llfletal boxes may be employed in the recesses shown n E s' 9 an 3,. t it is impo ntthe the, outer edges of'the box lie flush with the 6 surface of the sashso as not to, interfere with the sliding of the sash.

The form of invention in which a metal box i' ipemployed may well be adapted for ventilating purposes by extending the opening in the sash completelythrough as shown in Fig. 7" and by hingedly mounting the box at the side of the opening; so that the box may be swung out of the openinglto alliiw airto pass through. Suitable means will be provided for retaining the box in either position, such for example as a spring which may if desired be part of the hinge.

In Fig. 6 I show a still further modification. In this form the shoulder is formed on a lug 7 secured to the edge of thesash adjacent the glass so that the shoulder extends in front of the glass. This edge of the sash is generally shaped in an ornamental manner, and it will therefore be preferable to cast the bottom of the lug to suit the shape of the sash, although, if desired, the sash may be cut away to suit the shape of the lug.

The base of the lug as well as the shoulder may, of course, be made in many different shapes.

In Fig. 8 I show another application of my invention. In this arrangement an opening member is secured at each side of the sash. Each member is formed as a rod 8 having a hand grip 9 formed at its lower end and an eye 10 at its upper end. The opening member is secured in position by driving a staple 11 over the material at the upper side of the eye and into the sash whereby the opening member is pivotally supported. The point of connection to the sash will be as close as possible to the top witlhout interfering with the closing of the sas 1.

It is desirable, however, that side swing of the opening member be avoided and I therefore form the eye with. a flat upper end forming two corners at each of which a staple will be driven. By this latter arrangement also it is not necessary to use such heavy staples as when only one is employed, thus lessening the danger of splitting the wood of the sash.

It will be seen on reference to Fig. 8, that the eye extends outwardly from the sash and the rod is bent downwardly close to the eye. By this arrangement the upper sash may be lowered until the staple engages the top of the lower sash, and that the sash may be closed by means of a direct upward push instead of by a combined outward and upward push it this bend were not employed.

The construction shown in Figs. 8, 9 and 10 is very simple, and many changes may be made in the method of connecting the opening member to the sash. For example, the eye 10 may be pivotally connected to a bracket 12 as shown in Fig. 11, which bracket will be secured to the sash by means of suitable screws.

I In Fig. 12 the rod 10 is secured to the bracket by means of a hinge joint.

In Fig. 13 I show the securing bracket, the rod and the hand grip as of integral construction, the rod being first directed outwardly sufficiently far to clear thelower sash and then downwardly.

It will be understood that while I have described several mpdilications of my invention, various other arrangements are possible, all of which would fall within the scope of my invention. In the constructions shown in Figs. 1 to 7, the important feature is the formation of a shoulder which may be engaged by the fingers, which shoulder must occupy a position in which it will not interfere with the raising and lowering of the upper sash. In the con structions shown in the remaining views, the important feature is the securing at each side of the sash and adjacent the top of the opening members which may be conveniently reached while standing on the floor, and which will permit the upper sash to be, lowered very nearly its full length.

From the above description it will be seen that I have devised a construction which will satisfactorily attain the object of my invention as set out in the preamble of this specification.

What I claim. is:

1. A window provided with an upper sash and a lower sash slidable vertically relative to one another, the upper sash having a ventilating hole formed through its side bar; a box-like closure for said hole, said closure forming a shoulder adapted to be engaged by the fingers to raise and lower the upper sash.

2. A window provided with an upper sash and a lower sash slidable vertically relative to one another, the upper sash having a ventilating hole formed through its side bar; a 'hingedly mounted box-like closure for said hole, said closure forming a shoulder adapted to be engaged by the fingers to raise and lower the upper sash.

3. A window provided with an upper sash and a lower sash slidable vertically relative to one another, the upper sash having a ventilating hole formed through its side bar; a box-like closure for said hole, said closure being provided with a central transverse partition forming a shoulder adapted to be engaged by the thumb and fingers to raise or lower the upper sash.

Signed at Toronto, Canada, this 14th 100 day of October. 1925.

CHARLES T. E. GOULD. 

